[1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:53:51 -0000

Thanks to Norm (and others) for the input on this.

I should add that I do *not* have an external speaker connected
to the 1000MP, the only connections are to the K1EA board and CW
port (LPT2) on the PC; and to answer Garry NI6T the position of
the EDSP controls didn't make a difference, i.e. moving them
about didn't bring the rig back to life, only a hard on/off at
the power switch.

So..... ?   Any other ideas out there?

Steve
GW4BLE

Contest Cambria - GW7X (http://www.gw7x.org)

01442 297738
07710 055612

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of NORM FUSARO
> Sent: 10 March 2002 01:59
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP
>
>
> Steve.
> YES. YES. YES.
> I got many replies to check the squelch and RF gain
> etc. but it took many,
> many months to figure this out and it was a poor
> connection with the
> external speaker plug.  Not in the rig but on the
> speaker cord.  I had one
> of those adapters that went from 1/8 mini phone plug
> to RCA and then a RCA
> "Y " connector.  It seems that only when EDSP was on
> the problem would
> occur.  It first happened about 2 years ago then 10
> months no problem.
> Happened at FD and I removed all peripherals and
> hooked them up again and
> all was FB.  It was when I was moving the rig to the
> new shack that I was
> able to duplicate the problem.. Got rid of the
> adapter and "Y" and just use
> a good patch cord from the rig to SP-8 and it is
> solid.  Your switching the
> rig off and on again could be just enough movement to
> make the connection
> work again.  I did the same.  Kicking the bench works
> too.  :-)
> 73
> Norm, W3IZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GW4BLE" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:17 PM
> Subject: [1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > This is my first posting to the 1000MP reflector , so I
> > apologise if this particular question has been
> raised before.
> >
> > Has anyone experienced a total lack of receive
> signal with the
> > 1000MP, as this happened to me on two occasions in
> the recent
> > ARRL SSB Contest. It only occurs when the EDSP
> filtering is in
> > use, and switching off the rig for a few seconds
> then back on
> > brings it back to "life". This would appear to indicate some
> > sort of "poor connection" or w.h.y., but where and
> what exactly?
> >
> > The receiver works fine with the EDSP "off", but the failure
> > happened on at least two occasions with the EDSP "on".
> > Switching bands had no affect, the only way to
> clear the fault
> > was to hit the on/off button.
> >
> > Anyone know if this has been documented anywhere?
> >
> >
> > Steve
> > GW4BLE
> >
> > Contest Cambria - GW7X (http://www.gw7x.org)
> >
> >
> > 01442 297738
> > 07710 055612
> >
> >
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